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PAGES 9 TO 16 I PART TWO PORTLAND. OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1903. NO. 3. VOL. XXII eeoi OU! EVERY A RT1CL AT SALE t EDUC ED OUR GREAT SALE IS GREATER, STRONGER, MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN EVER Every article in our entire stock of first-class merchandise is offered at a reduction which means most positive and pronounced money saving to provident and shrewd buyers. The Star Sales are most numerous and attractive and 'surprising. Before long our annual stocktaking beginsthe Star Sales are the medium of most forcibly clearing out great masses of merchandise at prices that seem almost ridiculous. STAR SALES IN CLOAK ROOM. Tomorrow the entire cloak room will be thickly dotted with Star Sales Sensational bargains Bargains that mean good first-class goods at prices that completely ignore the actual cost. Every article is reduced in the cloak room, and the reductions are heavy. But these Star Sales in the cloak room are bargains of the most surprising and sensational nature. Star Sale of Wrappers $1.00 Wrappers at $ .65 1.10 Wrappers at 85 1.25 Wrappers at 90 1.50 Wrappers at 1.15 1.75 Wrappers at 1.27 2.00 Wrappers at 1.45 2.25 Wrappers at 1.69 2.50 Wrappers at 1.85 Also $1.50 Soiled Wrappers at 50c Star Sale of Children's Coats An assortment of children's mel ton and kersey coats, sizes 4 to 10 years, regular price $3.50 and $4.50, will be closed out at $2.00 Star Sale of Flannel Shirtwaists The balance of our flannel shirt waists, mostly large sizes, and sold heretofore at $2 to $4, will be closed out at $1.50 One hundred and fifty Cotton Shirtwaists at Ladies' White 45c Black Etamine Skirts, flounced and trimmed with silk bands, value $20.00 uuuuwwu. UilU $12.75 Star Sale of Eiderdown Dressing vSacques $1 .00 values at 55c $1 .50 values at .... $ .95 $1.25 values at 75c I 1.75 values at ... . 1.05 $2.00 values at .... $1 .25 Star Sale of Rainy-Day vSKirts Fifty-five rainy-day melton skirts, value A g $3.50, at P.JCF Forty-five mixed melton rainy-day skirts, Cl O & value $6.50, at P-. JZ Star Sales in Children's and Infants' Department A large assortment of infants' colored silk caps 1 r and bonnets, regular 50c to 75c, at AJ Caps and bonnets, value 75 c to $1.00, Q - ...98c 15c ... 25c at- Caps and bonnets, value $1.50 to $3.50, at Infants' worsted caps, value 35c to 50c, at Infants' worsted caps and children's hoods, value 50c to 75c, at vStar -Sales of Muslin Underwear Hundreds of bargains In best muslin underwear for ladies, misses and children. Also the following Star Sales Muslin Drawers, plain hem and tucks, open only, value 21c, at Corset Covers, lace, embroidery and hemstitched trimming, value 19c, at 15c 12c Ladies' Worsted Breakfast Shawls, value $1.40, at - C39c Ladies' plain Outing Flannel Gowns, regular 50c, at 38c Arnold, Constable & Co. Guaranteed Black Taffeta Silks The only time in the year that you can obtain these famous Taffeta Silks under the established price. 24-inch Arnold-Constable guaranteed black Taffeta G f Silks, regular $1.00, at C 27-inch Arnold-Constable guaranteed black Taf- C& feta Silks, regular $1.25, at P 19-inch Arnold-Constable guaranteed black Taffeta Jrr Silks, regular 85c, at. . . Corsets La Vida Corsets reduced to $2.39, $3.25, $4.39, $6.50 W. B. Corsets reduced to 88c, $1.25, $1.50, $1.69, $2.19 C. B. Corsets reduced to ....... 88c, $1.25, $1.69, $2.39 Nemo self-reducing Corsets reduced to $2.25, $5.00 Nemo Delta Dip reduced to $2.25 Also Star Sale of Odd lines of V. B. Corsets, regular $2.50 to $3.75, at I Home Furnishings Lace Curtains one, two and three-pair lots all kinds and styles : $1.50 values at. . . .$0.75 , $ 5.00 values at. . . .$2.50 $2.00 values at ... $1 .00 $ 7.50 values at . - $3.75 $3.00 values at .. $1.50 $15.(0 values at ... .$750 All-Wool Art Squares at deeply-cut prices. An elegant assortment of Drapery and Upholstery materials. Real value $1.50 to $2.75, at $1.00 60c Drapery Materials at 48c 50c Drapery Materials at 38c Unequaled bargains in Feather Pillows, Arabian Curtain Nets, Scotch Madras, Art Denims and Burlaps, Silkalines, Muslin Sash Curtainings, etc. Blankets and Comforts at lowest prices ever known. , Jewelry; Department All watches at extremely low prices. Objects of art, bric-a-brac, curio pieces, bronzes, ivory, cut glass, keyzer zinn and ster ling silver novelt'es. 33 1-3 per cent less than regular prices. All electroliers at half-price. Steins our own importation at half-price. Sterling silver souvenir spoons, at Famous Rogers Al 1847 tableware at very special prices. A'.l quadruple-plated silverware at greatly reduced prices. 55c, 78c, $1.58 750 yards of 60c, 75c and $1.00 Novelty Wash Goods odd Ijnes at : 15c All Hosiery and Undrwestr at reduced prices Pillow Tops Art Ticking Pillow Tops, sfamped, tinted, conventional and floral designs, in one hundred different designs. Value O ;S 50c, at.... . ... Hemengway's Matchless Wash Embroidery Silks, 3 "1 5Vfins for X-tf'C Star Sale of SilKs 475 yards of $1.00 and $1.25 Printed Foulard Silks at..... 650 yards of $1.50 and $2.00 Fancy Waistlng Silks at C c GIVES WEALTH AWAY Aged Man Deeds Property to Mrs, F. C. Savage. FRIENDS CLAIM FRAUD IS USED People "Who Have Known the Senile Donor for Many Years Say He t Is Belnp; Victimized and Needs Protection. All the narties interested In the suit which J. W. Cook has filed against Frank C. Savaire and Dora'W. Savage, his wire. say that their only present anxiety la to have the Issue Involved tried before a Jury. But there Is a good chance that a settlement will be reached out or court, and that tho valuable property which Is at stake will remain in statu quo during the life of Its owner. The owner Is John R. Foster, very old and very feeble, and he Is about the only person Involved who docs not seem to have a bit of Interest in the case. It la by lone odds as strange a bit of lit igation as has ever been spread upon the records of the Portland courts. Tho alle gation of the complainant is that the Savage family have taken both physical and moral nossesslon of Mr. Foster, that they have him completely under their con trol, and that he is giving to them, in good-sized batches, all of his belongings. It is alleged that he has already turned over to them a $40,000 piece of real estate, and that unless he Is restrained from do ing eo. ha is likely to give them 5100,000 more without receiving any consideration. Mr. Cook, who brings the suit, is a life long friend of Mr. Foster, and he is suing in that capacity. He says that the old gentleman will be disparted of the earn ings of a lifetime if he Is not given the protection of the court, and he asks that tho Savages bo enjoined from disposing of the property already given them. This consists In part of lots 3 and 4, block 211, Portland, and Mr. Foster deeded it to Mrs. Savage on December 6, last. The alleged victim Is a pioneer hard ware merchant, and wae for many years tho head of tho firm of Foster & Robert son, which Is now Corbett, Falling & Robertson. He retired from active busi ness in 1S93, possessed of a moderate for tune, and, after a brief trip abroad, he went to live at 374 Taylor street. It was here that Mr. Cook met him a week ago, and it was as a result of the discoveries he made on the occasion of that visit, he says, that he filed his suit. He declares positively that Mr. Foster is virtually a prisoner in his own home, that he is not responsible for his actions, and that he urgently needs the protection that come? from a judicial order. Up to a short time ago the Savages lived at 165 Tenth street, but now they resido at the handsome Foster home on Taylor street. Savage has an office In the Failing building, and a sign, on the dcor describes him afl a lumber, brokerr Yesterday, after an Dregonian reporter had tried in vain to see Mr. Foster, he was ushered into the library and Savage appeared. The latter was In the sort of humor that Is best described by his own name. "There are a whole lot of thlnge I would like to say," he said, "but I have been ordered by my lawyer not to talk." Asked for permission to see Mr. Foster he said: "There is no use In doing it. He has nothing to say, either." "Is ho competent to make a statement?" "Of course he is. He's as sane as you or I am." "Then why " "My lawyers have told us not to talk, and that settles It. We will give our side of the case in court, and not In the news papers." "Did Mr. Foster give $40,000 worth of property to your wife?" "Yes, he did. My wife was Mrs. Foster's niece, and It was Mrs. Foster's dying wish that ehe should get the property." "Has she received anything else?" "Nothing that we care to have the news papers talk about." "Is Mr. Foster under restraint?" "Not at all." "Then why ' "Our lawyers advise us not to talk. There really isn't a word to be said." "Do you know what prompted Mr. Cook to bring thla suit?" "Yes, It was a man named H. D. San born. . He stirred the whole thing up." "What for?" "Well, it looks a good deal to me like blackmail. I don't mean to say that Mr. Cook la a blackmailer, but that is what the whole scheme looks to me like." "Does Mr. Fester think It is blackmail?" "Well, I don't know about that." "What does he say about it?" "Well, really I don't know." "He to able to express an opinion, isn't he?" "Of course he Is." "Then why " "It's our lawyers. They have told us not to talk, and we won't. Now you'll have to excuse me. Really, I'd like to give you a statement, but I have received positive orders not to say anything." "And has Mr. Foster received such orders, too." "Certainly not. He Isn't a party to the suit." "Then why " "Not another word. Not another one. You'll have to wait for the trial, to get our side of the case." Mr. Savage backed away, and the re porter went to see Mr. Cook, who is a broker, with offices In the Hamilton building. - "If Mr. Savage said that any species oj blackmail prompted thla suit," said Mr. Cook calmly, "he is a liar. I am not seek ing any controversy with him outside the courts, but what I have just said Is a plain statement of fact." "What has Mr. Sanborn to do with the suit?" "Nothing, except that he Is familiar with the circumstances that led up to it. He hne known Mr. Foster for 40 years, and believes, as I do, that the unfortunate w uumji vicuiuueu. x iiiiiue my j tuaise uguinsi ine savages unaer oam in my complaint, and I stand by every word of it. Mr. Foster is not mentally cap able, and he Is giving away the property that it took him a lifetime to accumulate. If we, old friends of his, do hot step in now to protect him, who In the world could" be expected to do so?" "Has he no near relatlvea?" "None, except one family in the East, with whom we have communicated. Their name is Hunter." Mr. Cook would not tell what his plans were, save that he intended to push the case. From other sources it was learned that an effort Is on foot to secure a com promise and that it la likely to succeed. A physician who has been attending Mr. Foster said last night: "I do not think he has long to live, and his worldly affairs are bothering other people more than they do him. He la worth at least $100,000, and I do not think he has a blood relative. I have never heard-' him discuss what disposition ho would make of his property." "Is .he being kept a prisoner in his house on Taylor street?" was asked. "That Is something I know nothing about, replied tho. physician. LAST JOURNEY HOME Body of Thomas H, Tongue Passes Through City, TAKEN SOUTH IN SPECIAL CAR BANQUET OF RAILROAD MEN Pacific Coast Association Brings a Relative Delegation to Portland. The Pacific Coast Railroad Club, which has been holding its regular monthly meetings in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento and other way stations on the lines -which run Into Portland, were guests of the Commercial Club last night. They have never held a meeting In Portland be fore, and the greeting which met them will be the beat souvenir of their presence in Portland. The local railroad men who attended in cluded: T. H. Osborne, W. B. Chase, C. F. Swigert, H. C. Campbell. J. W. Reynolds.- S; W. Fryes, E. F. Ingles, C. Englefleld, I. F. 'Graham,- T, W. Younger, M. F. Brady. W. H. H. Taylor. J. T. Langley, M. C. Smith, P. H. Tynan. I R. Fields, E. Lyons, A. M. Knapp, J F Meyer, W. A. Mofflt, Robert McVicar and J. E. Wood. And from the forces of the Southern Pacific in California came: W. H. Rus sell. W. H. Sheasby, C. C. Boston. L. W. Estes, F. A. Sugden. R. Aiken. Charles Adams, C. G. Pearl, George W. Dcdson. P. J. Flynn. H. H. Hale. C. M. Menden hall. W. E. Amann, J. H. Stelsrer, A. Forster, W. J. Thomas, F. D. Beal, W. R. Copell. J. B. Myrlck. C. H. Milner, H. P. Phillips, M. C. M. Hatch and G. A. Knob lanch. President W. H. Russell presided at the meetlnc and pretty nearly all of the 'guests were called upon for speeches. Vanderbilt Fast Recovering:. NEW YORK, Jan. 17. Cornelius Van derbilt has so far convalesced from his attack of typhoid fever that he was told that in all probability. If the Improvement continued, he would bo able to go driving In a week or ten days. Mr. Vanderbilt has been up for several days, and Is now well enough to walk about the rooms of the house. Full Congressional Escort A Daujrb ter of the Deceased Statesman and Many Friends Accompany the Funeral Cortege to Hillsboro. The remains of the late Representative Thomas H. Tongue arrived from Wash ington, D. C.v at 4:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and were Immediately removed to a car in a special train bound for Hllls boro, the so long home of the deceased statesman. The entire Congressional es cort accompanied the body to the Wash ington County seat, and returned to Port land last nlcht. Today the members will again go to Hillsboro to attend the funeral. The members of the delegation are: Mal colm A. Moody, of Oregon; J. H. David son and James E. Colenso, of Wisconsin; J. E. Ransdell, of Louisiana; R. P. Bish op, of Michigan; J. D. Bellamy, of North Carolina; J. C. Needham, of Colorado, and James E. Howard of Georgia. Miss Bertha Tongue, a daughter of tho Con gressman, was on the train, and was ac companied by Miss M, Paschal, of Wash ington. When the train bearing the body rolled into the Union Depot a drizzling rain was pouring down in the faces of the friends of the deceased, who had gathered on the train platform. AH moved forward when the train stopped, and then Colonel D. M. Dunne. General D. W: Burke. John MInto, General Owen Summers, Thomas Jordan, and Captain J. E. Merrlam, a brother-ln law of Mr. Tongue, who had gone to The Dalles to accompany the body Westward, stepped off and gave directions for the removal of the coffin to the special train. Some beautiful 'floral nieces had been placed on the lid, and these were removed by the- porters to the special car. During, the transit of the remains from car to car many of Mr. Tongue's old-time friends stood on the platform, although the wind was penetrating and the rain was falling. Among- them was a delega tion from Hillsboro, where Mr. Tongue accomplished his early life's work. It consisted of ex-State Senator Huston. D. M. C. Gault, H. V. Gates, W. N. Barrett, Mayor of Hillsboro; Dr. J. P. Tamiesie, Dr. S. T. Linklater and J. W. Bailey. Among the others present were: Repre sentative G. W. Phelps, of Heppner, Mor row County: State Senator T. H. John son, of Dufur. Wasco County, and E. P. McCornack, of Salem, ex-secretary of the Republican State Central Committee. Other spectator werevfev, because it had been generally understood that the train would arrive an hour earlier than it did, and many who went to the depot left when the time set expired. On the way up Fourth street the train was met by a crowd every few blocks. All apparently understood that It was the funeral train, and In two or three cases, noticeably at Fourth and Stark street, where a stop was made, hats were lifted. From that point a straight run was made, and all that could be obtained by pedestrians was a glimpse of the cars. A special train will go from Portland to Hillsboro today. It will leave Union Depot at 12:40 P. M. and Fourth and Stark streets at 12:45 P. M. Emperor Dines Ambassador. VIENNA, Jan. 17. Emperor Francis Jo seph gave a dinner at the Hofburp this evening. Among those present wero the United States and British Ambassadors and the Mexican and Chinese Ministers. Arrives at Hillsboro. HILLSBORO. Or., Jan. 17. (Special.) Although the weather was inclement fully 500 people were at the depot at 6:20 this evening when the special train bearing the Tongue funeral car reached this city. The flHIsboro company. Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, met the train and acted as military escort. Major L. M. Hoyt commanding. The casket was im mediately taken to the family residence. Flags at Half-Must at Tltc Dalles. THE DALLES, Jan. 17. (Special.) The train bearing the remains of Congress man Tongue passed through this city this afternoon. It was met here by a delega tion of citizens from Portland, and quite a crowd gathered at the depot. All flags were flown at half-mast. CHARGES FLY BACK AND FORTH IN THE FOSTER-SAVAGE SUIT . 1 lB SCHEME : . n X